The C7 maintains an essentially stock exterior appearance. Even its paint, which is unmarked by pace car livery except perhaps on the camouflaged rocker panels, appears to be the standard Laguna blue.

What sets this Stingray apart -- and hints at its future in pacing motorsport -- are its front- and rear-mounted safety lights. The car's rear-window-mounted interior lightbar may replace the typical roof-mounted pace car safety light setup, keeping the Vette's aggressive styling relatively intact. Its front LED headlight clusters were also seen to be flashing a random safety pattern, and even more attention-grabbing flashers were installed in the car's grille.

There's no official word on what car will be tapped to kick off the Indy 500, but we won't have to wait long to find out. The race runs May 26, with or without the Stingray.

Graham Kozak
- Graham Kozak drove a 1951 Packard 200 sedan in high school because he wanted something that would be easy to find in a parking lot. He thinks all the things they're doing with fuel injection and seatbelts these days are pretty nifty too.
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